Waxing · 42.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 18°
Moon age
7.1days
Moon phase on August 21, 1901Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 21, 1901, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.3% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
404,109 km251,102 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1901 is on Thursday, August 29, 1901 at 20:21 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 14, 1901 at 08:27 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 14, 1901 | 08:27 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 22, 1901 | 07:52 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Wednesday, August 21, 1901 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 14, 1901 to the new moon of September 12, 1901, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1901, or the whole moon calendar 1901.
- The same date one year apart: 1900 · 1902.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.